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What is the difference between volcanic rock and rock from a meteor impact?
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Volcanic rock is smooth and jagged. It is formed from cooled lava. Rock from a meteor is unknown. No one knows where it comes from.
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What is the difference between meteor meteorid and asteroid?
There is no difference between the name meteor and meteorid and meteorite but the real difference of an asteroid and a meteor is well meteors move really fast around space and an asteroid they just kinda stay there thats why they call it an asteroid field cyndaquil831 is out
Name three events that can couse a tsunami?
An earthquake beneath the sea A large impact, for example a large meteor striking the sea A large explosion, for example the Krakatoa volcanic explosion
Is the produced from a meteor is produced by nuclear fusion?
No, the impact energy of a meteor is all from kinetic energy, nothing nuclear is involved.
What is the hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting the planet?
Impact crater is one term for the hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting the planet.
What comes after the atomic bomb in terms of intensity?
Gigantic meteor/asteroid impact.
How might geologists distinguish an impact crater on earth such as meteor crater in Arizona from a volcanic crater?
A large meteoric impact such as Meteor Crater in Arizona, displaces the sedimentary rock that has existed before impact. On the rim of Meteor Crater are displaced boulders from lower depositional areas. Small fragments of the meteor are found around the entire area of the impact, and they may be detected with something as simple as a magnet. Features that indicate a volcanic event, like volcanic cinders or quantities of extrusive igneous rock , would also be missing from the impact site.
How might geologists distinguish an impact crater on earth such as Meteor Crater in Arizona from a volcanic feature?
A large meteoric impact such as Meteor Crater in Arizona, displaces the sedimentary rock that has existed before impact. On the rim of Meteor Crater are displaced boulders from lower depositional areas. Small fragments of the meteor are found around the entire area of the impact, and they may be detected with something as simple as a magnet. Features that indicate a volcanic event, like volcanic cinders or quantities of extrusive igneous rock , would also be missing from the impact site.
What event appear to separated succeeding geological period?
There are often very large meteor impact events and/or extended series of massive volcanic eruptions.
What is the difference between meteor meteorid and asteroid?
There is no difference between the name meteor and meteorid and meteorite but the real difference of an asteroid and a meteor is well meteors move really fast around space and an asteroid they just kinda stay there thats why they call it an asteroid field cyndaquil831 is out
What north American geographic feature was not formed by retreating glaciers during the ice age?
Hudson's bay, formed as a meteor impact craterMeteor crater, formed as a meteor impact craterGrand Canyon, river erosion canyonMississippi delta, river deltaDevil's tower, interior of an extinct volcano after the cone eroded awayCraters of the Mood lava flows, volcanic "sheet" eruptionsCrater Lake, volcanic calderaetc.
Name three events that can couse a tsunami?
An earthquake beneath the sea A large impact, for example a large meteor striking the sea A large explosion, for example the Krakatoa volcanic explosion
Why is the earth's surface not covered with crater?
Weathering and erosion tend to level out crater features, whether impact or volcanic, over time. The atmosphere also protects the surface from many meteor impact events, by burning them up before they strike.
What is a meteor called when it hit earth?
It is called a meteorite.
What is the difference between meteors and meteorodis?
A meteoroid is the 'shooting star' you see in the sky. A meteor is a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere A meteorite is a meteor that has hit the surface.
Did tsunamis cause the dinosaur extinction?
No. Scientists believe that a giant meteor hit the Earth, killing all the dinosaurs and causing their extinction.It is true that the extinction of dinosaurs is mostly due to the meteor that hit earth during the time but according to scientists, only around 60 percent of the organisms on earth died due to direct impact. Some other reasons the dinosaurs are extinct may have included climate change, competition, or volcanic eruptions. And on the part about tsunamis, there actually was a massive tsunami near the Gulf of Mexico after the disturbance of the meteor that swept nearly 180 miles inland. But it was the meteor that caused the tsunami and also then the meteor, not the tsunami that may have contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs.
What are the maria?
Lunar maria are areas on the moon where volcanic lava has flowed in the past. It is surmised that they result from asteroid or meteor strikes followed by volcanic eruptions.
What created the Barringer Crater in Arizona?
A meteorite. Most scientists believe that a meteorite formed the Barringer Crater. There is a difference between a meteor and a a meteorite. A meteorite is a meteor that has hit the earth's surface.
